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Dr. Prakash Kashwan
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Env & Climate Justice Prof | Just Transition | Governance | Author Decolonizing Environmentalism https://tinyurl.com/3v2fysfr | Editor @environmentalpol.bsky.social | GoogleScholar https://tinyurl.com/PKGSChlr | Ex-Chair @isaess.bsky.social | Dad, Husband .. more

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Dr. Prakash Kashwan @pkashwan.bsky.social · Dec 10
Hi, BlueSky! Delighted to📣 Decolonizing Environmentalism (bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social) is hitting the virtual book-shelf later this month & the bookstores in the new year. We wrote it esp. for the youth environmental & climate activists. Plz help spread the word. www.bloomsbury.com/us/decoloniz...
Decolonizing Environmentalism
We live in a moment rife with mixed emotions-existential anxieties about catastrophic climate change, presumptuous confidence in planet-hacking geoengineering t…
www.bloomsbury.com

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Dr. Prakash Kashwan @pkashwan.bsky.social · 23m
I got to know about Katie Wilson's work from @volts.wtf's pod. Glad I tuned in. Wishing everyone interested in socially just climate and energy transition a successful outcome in this race.
robertcruickshank.com Robert Cruickshank @robertcruickshank.com · 46m
Katie Wilson saw in the strong victory for Prop 1A (social housing) a rejection of Bruce Harrell, who featured prominently in the ads for the competing measure, Prop 1B. When other big names refused to run, assuming wrongly that Harrell was a shoo-in, Wilson saw an opportunity and took it.

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Robert Cruickshank @robertcruickshank.com · 46m
Katie Wilson saw in the strong victory for Prop 1A (social housing) a rejection of Bruce Harrell, who featured prominently in the ads for the competing measure, Prop 1B. When other big names refused to run, assuming wrongly that Harrell was a shoo-in, Wilson saw an opportunity and took it.

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Dr. Prakash Kashwan @pkashwan.bsky.social · 4h
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#GVerse MoveOn calls for Chuck Schumer @schumer.senate.gov to step down from leadership.

“Around 80% of MoveOn members that the group surveyed said that Schumer should quit his leadership position.”

It is time to let someone else take the wheel & lead!
Progressive group MoveOn calls on Schumer to step aside
"Inexplicably, some Senate Democrats, under Leader Schumer's watch, decided to surrender."
www.axios.com

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𝕲𝖆𝖊𝖙𝖆𝖓𝖔 @gmf1369.bsky.social · 5h
#GVerse MoveOn calls for Chuck Schumer @schumer.senate.gov to step down from leadership.

“Around 80% of MoveOn members that the group surveyed said that Schumer should quit his leadership position.”

It is time to let someone else take the wheel & lead!
Progressive group MoveOn calls on Schumer to step aside
"Inexplicably, some Senate Democrats, under Leader Schumer's watch, decided to surrender."
www.axios.com

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Dr. Prakash Kashwan @pkashwan.bsky.social · 15h
✊🏽✊🏽The Supreme Court rejected a long-shot attempt to overturn the landmark 2015 ruling that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide. The appeal was from Kim Davis, a former county clerk in Kentucky, who was jailed for refusing to issue same-sex marriage licenses. www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...
Supreme Court rejects long-shot effort to overturn same-sex marriage ruling
The court turned away an appeal filed by Kim Davis, a former county clerk in Kentucky who was sued after refusing to issue a marriage license to a gay couple.
www.nbcnews.com

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Dr. Prakash Kashwan @pkashwan.bsky.social · 16h
That's a "beautiful" photo of us young folks :) Thanks for sharing Raul🙏

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Puff the Magic Hater @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 1d
Sending love to everyone whose health care has been jeopardized by the Democratic cave-in. These Democratic elites will not be part of the solution. We must proceed with that understanding.

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Ana Marie Cox @anamariecox.bsky.social · 1d
LESS. THAN. A. WEEK.

Took them less than a week to take one of the most visible public repudiations of the GOP in my lifetime and turn it into hog slop.

I’m so mad my temperature is higher than my ACA premiums.

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maura quint @mauraquint.bsky.social · 1d
agreeing to make a terrible deal while your main opponent is quite literally being boo'd on live tv by an entire stadium of people is the kind of political instinct you'd normally only find in a 3 week old dead goldfish

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Dr. Prakash Kashwan @pkashwan.bsky.social · 1d
Friends at #COP30 please keep an eye on the chatter about solar geoengineering. It's being pushed through without proper deliberations or thorough analysis of the myriad risks it poses to planetary stability. Precisely what the fossil fuel industry wants to avoid accountability. #ClimateActionNow

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Stacy VanDeveer @stacydvandeveer.bsky.social · 1d
Not such a bright idea: cooling the Earth by reflecting sunlight back to space is a dangerous distraction
theconversation.com/not-such-a-b...
Not such a bright idea: cooling the Earth by reflecting sunlight back to space is a dangerous distraction
A UN meeting this week considered a motion on a suite of technologies known as ‘solar radiation modification’, but no consensus could be reached on the controversial topic.
theconversation.com

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 1d
From North Carolina to Mississippi, Black-owned farms are filling the gaps left by SNAP funding delays
Black-Owned Farms Fill Gaps Left by SNAP Funding Delays
From North Carolina to Mississippi, small businesses work to feed their communities while benefits are paused.
capitalbnews.org

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WRI Climate @wriclimate.bsky.social · 1d
Want to stay on top of everything happening at #COP30?

WRI’s resource hub brings together the latest expert thinking so you can follow the outcomes that matter 👉 go.wri.org/cop30

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J. Mijin Cha @jmijin.bsky.social · 2d
There are just too many good lines in this, ie, this dig at David Brooks, “An “alienated view of the world”! Not by, like, trying to pay rent or having an insurance claim denied—no, no, it was probably the Foucault you read in 2003.”

Study the humanities and social sciences, people.
Maybe Don’t Talk to the New York Times About Zohran Mamdani
It’s remarkable, the people you’ll hear from. Teach for even a little while at an expensive institution—the term they tend to prefer is “elite”—and odds are that eventually someone who was a studen…
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Dr. Prakash Kashwan @pkashwan.bsky.social · 2d
Great piece for triggering some critical thinking around climate action and activism.

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Stacy VanDeveer @stacydvandeveer.bsky.social · 2d
#COP30 #ActOnClimate #Brazil #Global #Governance

Why even pro-climate action organisations may pull in different directions
theconversation.com/why-even-pro...
Why even pro-climate action organisations may pull in different directions
Experts explain the tension between stability and politicisation in climate governance.
theconversation.com

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JEJ 🇺🇸❤️‍🩹 🇲🇽🇨🇦🇺🇦🇪🇺 💙📚 @nobirdnonet.bsky.social · 3d
Anybody interested in the last special election of this year, TN 07, might consider following @aftynbehn.bsky.social , the Democratic candidate. She needs national attention and support.

TN is deep red, but Tuesday showed us that anything can happen.

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Dr. Prakash Kashwan @pkashwan.bsky.social · 3d
😅

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 3d
New — While some states have received SNAP benefits for November and USDA is supposedly pushing through all federal payments soon, that doesn’t erase the psychological terror of the last few weeks.

I spoke with 20+ SNAP recipients in 16 states about preparing for a possible future with no food:
The voices of SNAP
Recipients have become political pawns. They explained, in their own words, what Trump withholding funds has been like.
www.thehandbasket.co

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Prof. Michael Fuhrer @michaelsfuhrer.bsky.social · 3d
For my N. Hemisphere friends:

This weekend would be an absolutely brilliant time to get your flu and covid shots. You will get a massive protective antibody surge right as holiday socializing is ramping up flu and covid activity.

15 minutes at the pharmacy could save you a week of misery.

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Dr. Prakash Kashwan @pkashwan.bsky.social · 3d
"Railing against a “doomsday outlook” stemming frm “much of the climate community,” Gates claimed tht there’s “too much” emphasis on “near-term emissions goals”w/o addressing “poverty and disease.The link betwn higher temperatures->poverty & disease went unnoted.” www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Respectfully, Bill Gates needs to shut up
The tech billionaire's climate pivot is cowardly—and profoundly unhelpful.
www.motherjones.com

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 3d
For the Black organizers who made it happen, California redistricting was just one more round in a decades-long fight.
Racial justice campaigners were Prop. 50's army in the field
For the Black organizers who made it happen, California redistricting was just one more round in a decades-long fight.
www.motherjones.com

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Dr. Prakash Kashwan @pkashwan.bsky.social · 3d
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Dr. Prakash Kashwan @pkashwan.bsky.social · 3d
The claims of significant emission reductions put forth in this NYT articles are highly questionable, to say the least! Let's be on the guard when mainstream media starts spreading misinformation!

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Sanho Tree @sanho.bsky.social · 3d
For many New Yorkers, this could be the single most important outcome from a Mamdani victory.😂🤣

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Gale Sinatra @galesinatra.bsky.social · 3d
Paris was meaningful even without the US.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
10 Years After the Paris Climate Agreement, Here's Where We Are
Has anything really changed in the decade since the Paris Agreement was reached? Actually, quite a lot.
www.nytimes.com

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erin pineda @erinrpineda.bsky.social · 3d
since chatgpt has coached another young person in a mental health crisis to their death, I am yet again tapping the sign
Two posts asking whether university administrators have thought about the consequences of purchasing and promoting AI for college campuses given a well documented college mental health crisis, and pointing out that university investment and endorsement may signal to students that dangerous technology is safe and beneficial

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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 3d
China is “reshaping the world’s energy outlook, geopolitics and its capacity to limit the catastrophic effects of #climatechange”, says @economist.com

- "China is now making more money from exporting green technology than US makes from exporting fossil fuels'

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www.economist.com/leaders/2025...
China’s clean-energy revolution will reshape markets and politics
The world’s biggest manufacturer now has an interest in the world decarbonising
www.economist.com

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Dr. Prakash Kashwan @pkashwan.bsky.social · 4d
Mr. Dunn told reporters after his acquittal that on the night he let the sandwich fly,he was doing so in defense of immigrants, as a knot of federal agents gathered nearby: “Every life matters no matter where you come from, no matter how you got here” #ImmigrantRights www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/u...
Jurors Find Sandwich Hurler Not Guilty of Assault
www.nytimes.com

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Dr. Prakash Kashwan @pkashwan.bsky.social · 4d
"Musk must deliver 20 million vehicles, 1 million operational robotaxis, 1 million robots, and earn $400 billion in core profit. Tesla's stock value must rise in tandem, first to $2 trillion, and all the way to $8.5 trillion over the next decade" #Oligarchy www.thestandard.com.hk/tech-and-sta...
Tesla shareholders approve $878 billion pay plan for Elon Musk
Tesla TSLA.O CEO Elon Musk scored a resounding victory on Thursday as shareholders approved a pay package of as much as US$878 billion over the next decade, endorsing his vision of morphing the EV mak...
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